Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15
Proceedings Of the City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, OLYMPIA.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, OLYMPIA,
April 18th, 1887.
The Common Council met in regu-
ular session, his Honor Mayor A. II.
Chambers presiding.
On call Of the roll, Councilmen Bett-
man, Hartsock, Murphy, O'Brien and
Simenson were noted present.
The journal of last regular session
was read and approved.
The Committee on Accounts re.
ported bills and the pay roll to the
amount of $1O4 81 correct and recon-
mended payment of the same. On
motion, the report was adopted and
warrants ordered drawn for the
amounts.
The Committee on Harbor Improve
ments reported that they had issued
q call for bids, for the contraction of a
wharf at the foot of Main street to
extend $50 feet north from the city's
wharf, and at that point an L to serve
the requirements of a landing for steam
ers with freight and passengers until
such time as channel can be dredged
or wharf built to deep water, and that
the time set for opening such bids was
this evening. On motion the action
of the committee was approved and
the report ordered filed.
The Street Committee reported back
without recommendation the petition
of D. r. Bigelow and others for the
opening of a road through the CALI
har Addition. On motion the report
was received and ordered filed.
The City Surveyor reported having
made preliminary surveys of Main
street through the Crosby Addition to
Twenty-sixth street, of Twenty-sixth
street east to the county road, Eleventh,
Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, and a survey for
grade of Eleventh, Twelfth and Thir.
teenth streets, and suggested that the
surveys be made permanent by the
setting of monuments. On motion the
report Of Surveyor Henry was adopted
and was he instructed to establish the
preliminary surveys by setting monu-
ments as suggested and furnish field
notes of the same to the Council for
approval.
Reports of Fred Guyot, Marshal,
and of VIM. Cullen, Street Commits
sioner, were read and ordered filed.
The Clerk reported receipted bill of
the Illinois Gas Co., for Street lamps
purchased of them.
Petition for the immediate extension
of Columbia street from Second to
Third streets, signed by large num-
Der of Taxpayers and citizens, was read
and on motion referred to the Street
Committee.
Petition for the improvement of
Washington street, by Twelfth street,
to secure the removal of stagnant nox-
ious water, was read and on motion re-
ferred to the Committee on Health
Police.
Application OF Allen C. Mason for
the right of erecting poles on the
streets for electric light purposes, was
read and on motion ordered filed.
An Ordinance granting to Allen G..
Mason and his associates the right to
supply the City of Olympia and its
inhabitants with light, heat and power
by means of electricity, was read first
time. On motion the rules were sus-
pended and the said ordinance read
second time by title, and referred to
the Judiciay Committee.
Moved that when the Council ad-
journs it be to Friday evening next, for
consideration of the report on the
above mentioned ordinance and action
theron. Carried.
The bill of Robert Frost for rent of
warehouse on the wharf, $24, not being